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Carney announces $10-billion for Quebec infrastructure and transit
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (90+ words) Montreal Gazette Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday a $10-billion new funding package for public infrastructure and transit in Quebec." The agreement, which was announced in alongside Premier Christine Fr'chette, among other politicians, will see $6 billion over six years earmarked…...
Racist rally in Shawinigan condemned by Quebec politicians
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (320+ words) "We should never normalize or tolerate this kind of behaviour," Premier Christine Fr'chette said. An apparently unsanctioned weekend rally in Quebec's Mauricie region at which 20 or so masked men held a banner stating "Je me souviens d'un Qu'bec blanc" has…...
Montreal mayor signals rethink of protest limits after effigies hung at pro-Palestinian rally
1+ week, 2+ day ago (739+ words) What we saw this weekend is unacceptable," Soraya Martinez Ferrada said Wednesday. The mayor of Montreal has questioned whether police should intervene more forcefully during protests after a downtown demonstration featuring hanging effigies triggered a hate-crimes investigation and accusations of…...
'This happened in Canada': International tribunal hearings on residential schools begin in Montreal
1+ week, 4+ day ago (757+ words) Indigenous families are demanding justice, not more empty words." An international tribunal investigating alleged crimes against Indigenous children in Canada's residential schools began hearings on Monday in Montreal. Organized by the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal and Amnistie internationale Canada…...
Montreal police hate-crimes unit investigating mock hangings at pro-Palestinian rally
1+ week, 3+ day ago (457+ words) The effigies appeared to depict Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Itamar Ben-Gvir. Montreal police say they're investigating after pro-Palestinian protesters hanged three figures in effigy during a weekend rally. Leslie Roberts, the Ensemble Montr'al councillor for Peter-Mc Gill, said he…...
Unlike Ontario, Quebec law won't ban resellers from selling tickets above face value
2+ week, 2+ day ago (721+ words) "Ontario's approach is more economic, whereas Quebec's is more transactional," lawyer Vincent De L'toile says. A new law capping resale tickets at face value in Ontario may have Quebecers wondering if something similar is possible here "especially ahead of a…...
Arson squad asked to investigate blaze that damaged home of a man with alleged ties to Montreal Mafia
2+ week, 2+ day ago (301+ words) A fire at a residence on Gouin Blvd. was extinguished, but firefighters could not determine the exact cause. The Montreal police arson squad has been asked to investigate a fire in the Rivi're-des-Prairies'Pointe-aux-Trembles borough that badly damaged the residence of…...
'Just so exciting': Victoire ties game late, notches 3-2 OT win over Charge
3+ week, 1+ day ago (575+ words) Abby Roque scores OT winner after Montreal tied Game 1 of Walter Cup final with two seconds left in regulation. A season ticketholder of the Montreal Victoire since the first game, Cullen Petersen described seeing his team advance to the championship…...
Four Canadians from cruise ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak to land Sunday in Quebec
3+ week, 5+ day ago (372+ words) From there, they will be flown to "a pre-determined location" in B. C. to self-isolate for at least 21 days. Four Canadians who had been stranded on the MV Hondius, a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus,…...
Excluding pandemic period, Montreal unemployment rate rises to highest level in nearly a decade
4+ week, 18+ hour ago (323+ words) The region lost 23, 000 jobs from March to April and more people entered the labour force The unemployment rate in the Montreal region rose to 7. 7 per cent in April, the highest level in nearly a decade, outside of the peak of…...
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